Books by "Amy Lane" (201)

Buch 2 in der Serie - Keeping Promise Rock

Shane Perkins wollte immer ein Held sein. Doch dann wird seine Karriere zerstört, weil er nicht aufgeben wollte und gekämpft hat. Als er aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen wird, bleiben ihm nur eine leere Wohnung, eine Unmenge Geld und die Sehnsucht nach einem Menschen, der ihn vermissen wird, falls er noch einmal im Dienst verwundet werden sollte. Er endet als Polizist in einer Kleinstadt namens Levee Oaks. Seine Sehnsucht nach einer eigenen Familie bringt ihn dazu, sich mit seiner flatterhaften, unbeständigen Schwester Kimmy zu versöhnen. Kimmy ist Tänzerin, und als Shane sie das erste Mal mit ihrem Tanzpartner auf der Bühne sieht, bleibt ihm die Luft weg. 

Mikhail Wassiljewitsch Bayul tanzt wie ein Engel, hat aber keine sehr himmlische Vergangenheit. Nach seiner Ausreise aus Russland hat er sich zwei Dinge versprochen: Nicht mehr auf der Straße zu landen und mit seiner Mutter vor ihrem Tod noch eine wunderbare Reise zu machen. Es kommt für ihn nicht infrage, Verpflichtungen einzugehen und anderen Menschen Versprechen zu machen. Aber das war, bevor er Shane kennenlernte. Der ernsthafte, mutige und so bescheidene Shane spricht Mikhails Sprache und – was Mikhail am meisten überrascht – Shane hat die unerwartete Eigenschaft, seine Versprechen zu halten.

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Amy Lane is famous for her light and quirky contemporary romances. Don't miss these hits: Shiny!: Their unlikely friendship seems like the perfect platonic match until Will reveals how very much more he’s been feeling for Kenny almost since the beginning; Going Up!: With a disarming smile and a penchant for drama, Sean laughs his way into Zach's heart one elevator ride at a time; Clear Water: When the worst day of Patrick’s life ends with Whiskey saving it, Patrick and Whiskey find themselves sharing company and an impossibly small berth on the world’s tackiest houseboat; Gambling Men: Quent Jackson has followed Jason Spade's every move in business and in poker since their first day as college freshmen. Eight years later, when Jace finally decides Quent is the one man he can't live without, he sees no reason for that to change.

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Volumen 3 de la serie Manteniendo la Roca Promesa

Seis años atrás, Jeff Beachum consoló a un asustado adolescente a las afueras de una clínica de tratamiento de VIH, y Collin Waters recuerda su amabilidad desde aquel día. Ahora, tras seis años de estar encaprichado del encanto de aquellos amables ojos marrones que aparecían en sus sueños, Collin se siente adulto y lo bastante preparado como para acercarse. Es una pena que el destino, que nunca ha sido amable con Jeff, tenga otra cosa en mente.

La vida de Jeff se había roto por completo, a pedazos, antes de aquel día tanto tiempo atrás, y ahora no está mucho mejor. Jeff se ha endurecido, se ha vuelto autosuficiente; es el tipo divertido al que sus amigos acuden, el que da buenos consejos y consuela cuando hace falta. Pero todos los fantasmas de su pasado están a punto de salir para perseguirle, y la familia en la que ha apostado su futuro tampoco está en muy buenas condiciones.

Collin es más que un chico idealista, y eso es algo bueno, porque Jeff va a necesitar toda la ayuda que pueda encontrar. Nadie sabe mejor que él que la vida puede ser demasiado corta como para darle la espalda a un amor sincero, y que vivir felices para siempre es la mejor promesa de todas.

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Little Goddess: Book Two
Vol. 2

Green and Bracken’s beloved survived their enemy's worst—with help from unexpected vampiric help.

But survival is a long way from recovery, and even further from safety. Green’s people want badly to return to the Sierra Foothills, but they’re not going with their tails between their legs. Before they go home, they have to make sure they’re free from attack—and that they administer a healthy dose of revenge as well.

As Cory negotiates a fragile peace between her new and unexpected lovers, Green negotiates the unexpected power that comes from being a beloved leader of the paranormal population. Together, they might heal their own wounds and lead their people to an unprecedented place at the top of the supernatural food chain—a place that will allow them to return home a better, stronger whole.

2nd Edition
First Edition published as Wounded: The Second Novel of the Little Goddess by iUniverse, 2006

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A Candy Man Book

Rico Gonzalves-Macias didn't expect to fall in love during his internship in New York—and he didn’t expect the boss’s son to out them both and get him fired either. When he returns to Sacramento stunned and heartbroken, he finds his cousin, Adam, and Adam's boyfriend, Finn, haven't just been house-sitting—they've made his once sterile apartment into a home.

When Adam gets him a job interview with the adorable, magnetic, practically perfect Derek Huston, Rico feels especially out of his depth. Derek makes it no secret that he wants Rico, but Rico is just starting to figure out that he’s a beginner at the really important stuff and doesn’t want to jump into anything with both feet.

Derek is a both-feet kind of guy. But he’s also made mistakes of his own and doesn’t want to pressure Rico into anything. Together they work to find a compromise between instant attraction and long-lasting love, and while they’re working, Rico gets a primer in why family isn’t always a bad idea. He needs to believe Derek can be his family before Derek’s formidable patience runs out—because even a practically perfect boyfriend is capable of being hurt.

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Depuis leur premier jour d’université, Quent Jackson avait marché dans les traces de Jason Spade, de leur cabinet d’investissement aux soirées poker. Huit ans plus tard, quand Jace comprend enfin que Quent est l’homme de sa vie, il ne voit pas pourquoi il changerait sa façon de faire.

Mais autant Jace est intimement persuadé que le poker est une métaphore de la vie, autant personne n’a jamais donné ce manuel-là à Quentin. Après leur première nuit, débordante de passion, le vrai jeu a commencé. L’amour et la confiance que Jace, qui est resté seul trop longtemps, ne sait plus accorder. Il ne sait parler que deux langues : le poker et le sexe. Entre les deux, il doit absolument trouver un moyen de se convaincre de prendre le risque d’aimer de nouveau. Et de laisser Quentin l’aimer à son tour. C’est une chance qu’ils soient doués pour interpréter les cartes, parce qu’ils jouent une partie importante et leur relation est un enjeu suffisamment élevé pour prendre tous ces risques.

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Little Goddess: Book Two
Vol. 1

Cory fled the foothills to deal with the pain of losing Adrian, and Green watched her go. Separately, they could easily grieve themselves to death, but when an old enemy of Green's brings them back together, they can no longer hide from their grief—or their love for each other.

But Cory's grieving has cut her off from the emotional stability that's the source of her power, and Green's worry for her has left them both weak. Cory's strength comes from love, and she finds that when she's in the presence of Adrian's best friend, Bracken, she feels stronger still.

But defeating their enemy is by no means a sure thing. As the attacks against Cory and her lovers keep coming, it becomes clear that their love might not be enough if they can't heal each other—and themselves—from the wounds that almost killed them all.

2nd Edition
First Edition published as Wounded: The Second Novel of the Little Goddess by iUniverse, 2006.

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Serie Promesse, Libro 3

Sei anni fa, Jeff Beachum confortò un adolescente spaventato fuori da una clinica per il trattamento dell’HIV, e Collin Waters non si è mai scordato della sua gentilezza. Oggi, dopo che per sei anni ha avuto una cotta per quell’uomo gentile dagli occhi castani, Collin si sente adulto e maturo abbastanza per fare la sua mossa. Un vero peccato che il destino, che non è mai stato gentile con Jeff, abbia altro in mente.

La vita di Jeff è andata completamente a rotoli un giorno di tanti anni fa, e ora non va molto meglio. Jeff si è indurito, è diventato indipendente, il tizio divertente a cui si rivolgono gli amici, quello che dà consigli e conforto quando ce n’è bisogno. Ma tutti i fantasmi del suo passato stanno per tornare a dargli la caccia e anche la famiglia a cui ha legato il suo futuro non se la sta passando bene. Collin è più di un ragazzo dagli occhi innamorati, ed è meglio così, perché Jeff avrà bisogno di tutto l’aiuto che riuscirà a trovare. Nessuno sa meglio di lui che la vita può essere troppo breve per voltare le spalle al vero amore, e che il lieto fine è la promessa migliore di tutte.

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Les Johnnies, numéro hors série 

Le béguin de Donnie pour le colocataire de sa sœur, Alejandro, va au-delà de ses rêves d’enfance – et cela le rend fou ! Alors lorsqu’il a l’occasion de garder la maison de sa sœur et de Yandro en leur absence, il ne se sent pas seul. Ses vifs fantasmes sont là pour lui tenir compagnie ! Est-ce qu’un peu de chance – et un coup de pouce de la part d’un cadeau magique fait maison – pourraient aider les rêves de Donnie à se réaliser ?

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Volumen 2 de la serie Johnnies

Hace diez años David Worral tenía planes para ir a la universidad y el potencial de un bello futuro por delante. Pero después de un trágico accidente, huye a California y se reinventa como Dex, un artista adulto de Johnnies. La vida de Dex se ha convertido en un lío tremendo, pero las personas con las que trabaja solo ven en él al hombre que les hace creer que incluso las estrellas del porno pueden tener vidas normales.

Cuando echan de casa a Kane, uno de sus compañeros de trabajo, lo menos que puede hacer es ofrecerle un sitio donde quedarse. Puede que Kane sea un psicópata hiperactivo y excesivamente musculoso, pero también es un buen tipo. ¿Qué puede tener de malo?

Pero nada es sencillo: ni el sexo, ni el amor, ni siquiera el gran corazón que se instala en su habitación de invitados. Cuando empiezan a hablar de pasados rotos y amigos destrozados, Dex se pregunta si la naturaleza sincera de Kane puede hacer desaparecer la tristeza que frenó su prometedor futuro. Con Kane a su lado, quizás Dex vuelva a ser el muchacho que una vez fue. Y si lo consigue, podrá darle a Kane el hogar y la familia que se merece.

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When Teyth was but a child, a cruel prince took over his village, building a great granite tower to rule over the folk. Greedy and capricious, the man will be the bane of Teyth’s existence as an adult, but as a boy, Teyth is too busy escaping his stepfather to worry about his ruler.

Sold into apprenticeship to the local blacksmith, Teyth finds that what was meant as a punishment is actually his salvation. Cairsten, the smith, and Diarmuid, his adopted son, are kind, and the smithy is the prosperous heart of a thriving village. As Teyth grows in the craft of metalwork, he also grows in love for Diarmuid, the gentle, clever young man who introduces him to smithing.

Their prince wants Diarmuid too. As the tyrant inflicts loss upon loss on Teyth and Diarmuid, Teyth's passion for his craft twists into obsession. By the time Teyth resurfaces from his quest to create immortality, he’s nearly lost the love that makes being human worth the pain. Teyth was born to sculpt his emotion into metal, and Diarmuid was born to lead. Together, can they keep their village safe and sustain the love that will make them immortal?

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A Tale of the Curious Cookbook

Emmett Gant was planning to tell his father something really important one Sunday morning—but his father passed away first. Now, nearly three years later, Emmett can't seem to clear up who he should be with—the girl with the apple cheeks and the awesome family, or his snarky neighbor, Keegan, who never sees his family but who makes Emmett really happy just by coming over to chat.

Emmett needs clarity.

Fortunately for Emmett, his best friend’s mom has a cookbook that promises to give Emmett insight and good food, and Emmett is intrigued. After the cookbook follows him home, Emmett and Keegan decide to make the recipe “For Clarity,” and what ensues is both very clear—and a little surprising, especially to Emmett's girlfriend. Emmett is going to have to think hard about his past and the really important thing he forgot to tell his father if he wants to get the recipe for love just right.

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Xander Karcek ha sempre voluto due sole cose dalla vita: Christian Edwards e il basket, l’uomo che ama e lo sport che lo ha aiutato a fuggire da un’infanzia che preferirebbe dimenticare. Le sue due ossessioni gli sono state d’aiuto. Lui e Chris hanno battuto ogni record riuscendo a giocare insieme alle superiori, all’università e dritti nell’NBA.

Ma vivere sotto la lente d’ingrandimento della fama non è facile, soprattutto quando due uomini fingono di essere amici fraterni affinché il mondo non scopra che sono praticamente sposati. La loro relazione sopravvive ai sacrifici che devono fare e alle menzogne che raccontano per rimanere insieme, ma quando il loro segreto è svelato, le conseguenze rischiano di distruggerli come nient’altro potrebbe fare.

Chris e il basket sono le due cose che tengono Xander in piedi. Ora il mondo chiede a Xander di fare una scelta. Esiste un’opzione che comprenda un futuro con l’uomo che ama?

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Buch 1 in der Serie - Keeping Promise Rock

Carrick Francis besaß schon immer die zweifelhafte Gabe, Ärger und Probleme jeder Art wie ein Magnet anzuziehen. Das einzige, was ihn vor Haftstrafen oder Schlimmerem bewahrte, ist seine unverbrüchliche Freundschaft zu Deacon Winters. Deacon war seine Rettung undhalf ihm, seine unglückliche Kindheit und die Misshandlungen durch seinen Vaterzu überstehen. Crick würde alles tun, um für immer bei Deacon bleiben zukönnen. Deshalb schiebt er seine Studienpläne auf als Deacons Vater stirbt. Erspringt ein und hilft seinem Freund, so wie der ihm geholfen hat.

Deacon wünscht sich nichts mehr, als dass Crick seinen schlechten Erinnerungen und ihrer kleinen Stadt entflieht und eine strahlende Zukunft findet. Aber nach zwei Jahren, indenen seine Gefühle für seinen Freund immer tiefer werden, kann er derVersuchung nicht mehr widerstehen und gibt Cricks Annäherungsversuchen nach.Der schüchterne Deacon gibt endlich zu, dass er ein Teil von Cricks Lebenwerden möchte.

Aber Crick wartet nur darauf, von Deacon wieder verstoßen zu werden – so wie er in der Vergangenheit von seiner Familie verstoßen wurde. Eine seiner typischen, spontanen Fehlentscheidungen lässt ihn weit weg von zuhause enden. Deacon bleibt allein zurück. Er ist am Boden zerstört und muss hart kämpfen, bis er sein gebrochenes Herz wieder heilen und er in einer Welt überleben kann, in der Cricks Liebe einewiges Versprechen ist, das vielleicht niemals in Erfüllung gehen wird.

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Little Goddess: Book One

Working graveyards in a gas station seems a small price for Cory to pay to get her degree and get the hell out of her tiny town. She's terrified of disappearing into the aimless masses of the lost and the young who haunt her neck of the woods. Until the night she actually stops looking at her books and looks up. What awaits her is a world she has only read about—one filled with fantastical creatures that she's sure she could never be.

And then Adrian walks in, bearing a wealth of pain, an agonizing secret, and a hundred and fifty years with a lover he's afraid she won't understand. In one breathless kiss, her entire understanding of her own worth and destiny is turned completely upside down. When her newfound world explodes into violence and Adrian's lover—and prince—walks into the picture, she's forced to explore feelings and abilities she's never dreamed of. The first thing she discovers is that love doesn't fit into nice neat little boxes. The second thing is that risking your life is nothing compared to facing who you really are—and who you'll kill to protect.

2nd Edition
First Edition published by iUniverse, February 2005.

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Fortsetzung zu Talker – Am Ende einer langen Nacht
Buch 3 in der Serie - Talker

Was kommt nach dem nackten Überleben? Brian Cooper hat sich von dem Angriff erholt, bei dem er beinahe getötet wurde, und Tate Walker hat seine inneren Dämonen besiegt. Nun haben die beiden nur noch ... sich selbst. Zusammen erwachsen werden und in ihre Liebe hineinwachsen ist alles andere als einfach.

Sind Talkers ewiger Optimismus und Brians stetiges Vertrauen genug, die großen und kleinen Hindernisse zu überwinden, die ihnen im Weg stehen – und alle Schwierigkeiten auszuräumen, damit ihre Träume sich erfüllen?

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Johnnies: Book Four

John Carey is just out of rehab and dying inside when he gets word that Tory, the guy who loved him and broke him, has removed himself from the world in the most bitter way possible—and left John to clean up his mess.

Forced back to his hometown in Florida, John's craving a hit with every memory when he meets Tory's neighbor. Spacey and judgmental, Galen Henderson has been rotting in his crappy apartment since a motorcycle accident robbed him of his mobility, his looks, and his boyfriend all in one mistake. Galen's been hiding at the bottom of an oxy bottle, but when John shows up, he feels obligated to help wade through the wreckage of Tory's life.

The last thing John needs is another relationship with an addict, and the last thing Galen wants is a conscience. Both of them are shocked when they find that their battered souls can learn from and heal one another. It doesn't hurt that they're both getting a crash course on how growing up and getting past your worst mistakes sure beats the alternative—and that true love is something to fight to keep if your lover is fighting to love you back.

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Fortsetzung zu Talker
Buch 2 in der Serie - Talker

Tate Walkers Vergangenheit ist zu schmerzhaft, um sich einfach in Luft aufzulösen, obwohl sein Märchenprinz, Brian Cooper, immer an seiner Seite ist. Brian tut sein Bestes, aber Talker war schon immer gut darin, seinem Schmerz aus dem Weg zu gehen. Er kann sich der Wahrheit über das, was passierte, als er dem falschen Mann sein Vertrauen schenkte, nicht stellen. Als diese Wahrheit ans Licht kommt und Brian ins Krankenhaus bringt, muss Talker eine Entscheidung treffen. Entweder stellt er sich den Dämonen in seinem zerbrechlichen, geschundenen Herzen, oder er überlässt es wie immer Brian, ihn vor dem alles verzehrenden Feuer zu schützen, so wie er es von Anfang an getan hat.

Aber selbst Talker weiß, dass man seinen Märchenprinz nicht alleine lässt, wenn er einem gerade das Leben gerettet hat. Wird er stark genug sein, für Brian einzustehen, wenn Brian ihn am meisten braucht?

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